page_title: B&Q
section_title: Shops
hierarchical_section_title: B&Q / Corporate affairs / Shops
caption_attribution_description: English: Grimsby B &amp; Q Busy with pre-Easter shoppers.
context_page_description: B&Q Limited is a British multinational DIY and home improvement retailing company, headquartered in Eastleigh, England, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc. Founded by Richard Block and David Quayle in 1969 originally as Block & Quayle, the retail chain offers over 40,000 products across 300 physical stores and online shops.
  Since 2015, B&Q has been closing a number of stores, in favour of converting some to outlets of Screwfix. The company also has some outlets in Ireland. Shops in China were unsuccessful, and closed down in 2015.
context_section_description: By 2000, B&Q had fifty one large warehouse shops; this had doubled by 2003. By May 2014, B&Q in the United Kingdom had 359 shops, and 20,887 employees; and eight shops in Ireland.
  In March 2015, Kingfisher said it would close sixty shops of B&Q in the United Kingdom and Ireland over the next two years. It would also close a few loss making shops in Europe. It also said that B&Q UK and Ireland could adequately meet local customer needs, from fewer shops, and some shops should be smaller.
caption: A B&Q store in Grimsby, England
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